Are You He Who is to come, or shall we look for another?
ORARI S.MESSA DI OGGI GIOVEDI 9 DICEMBRE ORE 8.00 – Feria V infra Hebdomadam II Adventus ~ III. classis
S.MESSA ONLINE DI DON ENRICO RONCAGLIA, su youtube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYYDj4O4e11cE7XNtngkoJA
e qui:
LITURGIA IN LATINO\ENGLISH:
https://divinumofficium.com/cgi-bin/missa/missa.pl
COMMUNIO PREGHIERE\PRAYERS:
https://www.proselitismodellascienza.it/2021/10/25/communio-e-comunione-spirituale/
EVANGELIUM E OMELIA\GOSPEL AND HOMILY:
Evangelium Matt 11:2-10
In illo tempore: Cum audísset Ioánnes in vínculis ópera Christi, mittens duos de discípulis suis, ait illi: Tu es, qui ventúrus es, an alium exspectámus? Et respóndens Iesus, ait illis: Eúntes renuntiáte Ioánni, quæ audístis et vidístis. Cæci vident, claudi ámbulant, leprósi mundántur, surdi áudiunt, mórtui resúrgunt, páuperes evangelizántur: et beátus est, qui non fúerit scandalizátus in me. Illis autem abeúntibus, cœpit Iesus dícere ad turbas de Ioánne: Quid exístis in desértum vidére? arúndinem vento agitátam? Sed quid exístis videre? hóminem móllibus vestitum? Ecce, qui móllibus vestiúntur, in dómibus regum sunt. Sed quid exístis vidére? Prophétam? Etiam dico vobis, et plus quam Prophétam. Hic est enim, de quo scriptum est: Ecce, ego mitto Angelum meum ante fáciem tuam, qui præparábit viam tuam ante te.
Gospel
Matt 11:2-10
At that time, when John had heard in prison of the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples to say to Him, Are You He Who is to come, or shall we look for another? And Jesus answering said to them, Go and report to John what you have heard and seen: the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead rise, the poor have the gospel preached to them. And blessed is he who is not scandalized in Me. Then, as they went away, Jesus began to say to the crowds concerning John, What did you go out to the desert to see? A reed shaken by the wind? But what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft garments? Behold, those who wear soft garments are in the houses of kings. But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. This is he of whom it is written, ‘Behold, I send my messenger before Your face, who shall make ready Your way before You.’
DALL’OMELIA DI (FROM THE HOMILY BY) DON ENRICO RONCAGLIA – GIOVEDI 9 DICEMBRE, S.MESSA ORE 8.00
DALL’OMELIA DI DON ENRICO RONCAGLIA (*)
Il nostro cuore e’ ancora nella gioia per la festa del Cuore Immacolato di Maria. Lei e’ la speranza che Gesu’ ci offre.
San Paolo usa spesso la frase il Dio della Speranza. Il Vangelo e’ molto bello. Gesu’ annuncia agli ambasciatori di Giovanni Battista la Buona Novella. Ma occorre essere poveri per riceverla!
Gesu’ Cristo, specialmente nei giorni della sua passione, e’ il povero per eccellenza! E’ infatti spogliato di ogni cosa,
Anche noi dobbiamo spogliarci di ogni cosa, delle nostre certezze. Dobbiamo infatti credere nella certezza di Dio! Non possiamo scampare da questa tribolazione. Non c’e’ altro mezzo per la purificazione dell’umanita’!
L’umanita’ senza Dio deve passare questa fase di purificazione.
Dobbiamo essere i poveri dello spirito che pongono tutta la loro speranza in Dio!
Giovanni Battista e’ un esempio, un faro. Cosi’ pure anche Maria Santissima e’ il nostro faro! Le minacce del mondo sono in realta’ inconsistenti. I veri poteri forti sono in nostro possesso!
Il demonio e’ pura apparenza, pura illusione e falsita’.
Se siamo poveri nello spirito siamo i piu’ forti!
Sia lodato Gesu’ Cristo! Sempre sia lodato!
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(*) Questo commento e’ scritto in tempo reale durante l’omelia. Mi scuso per l’eventuale misinterpretazione delle parole di Don Enrico.
FROM THE HOMILY BY DON ENRICO RONCAGLIA (**)
Our heart is still in joy for the feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. She is the hope that Jesus offers us. St. Paul often uses the phrase the God of Hope.
The Gospel is very beautiful. Jesus announces the Good News to the ambassadors of John the Baptist. But it is necessary to be poor to receive it! Jesus Christ, especially in the days of his passion, is the poor par excellence!
It is in fact stripped of everything, We too must strip ourselves of everything, in our certainties.
We must in fact believe in the certainty of God! We cannot escape this tribulation.
There is no other means for the purification of humanity! Humanity without God must pass this purification. We must be the poor in spirit who place all their hope in God!
John the Baptist is an example, a lighthouse.
So too Holy Mary is also our beacon!
The threats from the world are actually inconsistent. The real strong powers are in our possession!
The devil is pure appearance, pure illusion and falsehood.
If we are poor in spirit we are the strongest!
Praised be Jesus Christ! Always be praised!
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(*) This comment is written in real time during the homily. I apologize for any misinterpretation of Don Enrico’s words.